Planview AdaptiveWork
6.6/10Enterprise project and portfolio management platform, formerly Clarizen, for PMOs and professional services teams that need resource, financial and portfolio control.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Planview AdaptiveWork is the former Clarizen platform, which Planview bought in 2021. It handles work from request intake through delivery. Teams can plan in Gantt timelines with dependencies and milestones or in Kanban workspaces with backlogs and sprints, and hybrid methods are supported. It also covers capacity and resource planning, portfolio roadmaps, risk and issue registers, and goals. Financial tools include budgets, rate cards, timesheets, billable hours tracking, utilization trends and revenue forecasting. For that reason it suits PMOs and professional services organizations better than small task-focused teams. Slide Publisher builds PowerPoint status reports automatically. An External Collaborator portal lets clients and guests see projects, files, discussions and requests. Planview's Anvi AI layer adds sentiment-based risk flags, drafted stakeholder updates and natural-language questions about project data. Listed integrations include Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel, Tableau, Box, Google Workspace, SAP, Oracle, Procore and Zendesk, and users can log time from Teams or Slack. Pricing is not published. Buying goes through a demo and a sales quote, and reviewers often describe the product as expensive. Its main limitation is complexity. Reviewers say it can feel overwhelming at first, heavy customization can slow it down, and smaller companies may find it more tool than they need.
Our Rating
Project Management6.6/10
AI Software6.6/10
Who Planview AdaptiveWork is best for
Good fit
It is built around portfolio, capacity and financial management across departments and regions, and its customers include Siemens and JLL.
Rate cards, billable time, utilization and revenue forecasting fit professional services firms.
Billable hours, rate cards, utilization and a client External Collaborator portal suit professional services firms.
Less suited
It works for larger mid-market PMOs, but reviewers note the cost and complexity.
ServiceNow and Jira integrations support IT project portfolios.
Microsoft Teams and Slack integrations including time logging support distributed collaboration.
Procore integration is listed, though there are no other construction-specific features.
Reviewers call it too complex and expensive for smaller companies.
Zendesk integration exists but the product is project portfolio management, not help desk.
Expensive custom pricing and steep learning curve suit large PMOs.
Custom-quote enterprise pricing and complexity rule out solo users.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Deep customization, including custom objects and fields, dependent picklists and custom workflow actions.
- Reviewers single out reporting as a strength, and Slide Publisher automates PowerPoint status decks.
- Professional services financials, including rate cards, billable time, utilization and revenue forecasting, are built in.
- An External Collaborator portal gives clients access to projects, files and requests.
- It has a broad set of enterprise connectors, including Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP and Microsoft Teams.
Cons
- No public pricing, and reviewers frequently call it expensive compared with similar tools.
- There is a steep learning curve, and some users find it overwhelming at first.
- Heavy customization can slow performance, especially over a VPN.
- Reviewers report mixed support, with slower resolution of complex issues.
- There is no separate development environment for testing workflows against live data.
Key Features
Planview AdaptiveWork Pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
Planview does not publish prices. Buyers have to request a demo and get a quote from sales.
Yes. AdaptiveWork is the former Clarizen product, which Planview acquired in February 2021.
Yes. The External Collaborator portal lets outside users see projects, files, conversations and requests.
Planview Anvi offers sentiment-based risk detection, drafted summaries and stakeholder updates, conversational queries about project data, and help with editing and translating text.
Listed integrations include Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel, Tableau, Box, Google Workspace, SAP, Oracle, Procore and Zendesk.
Yes. It supports Gantt-based waterfall plans, Kanban boards with backlogs and sprints, and hybrid approaches.
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